pintel hook
Submitted: Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 at 10:08
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john m85
i have a m16 willys jeep trailer thinking of putting a pintel hook on to make it a bit more original does anybody no about the noise factor and are they a lot stronger than the of road couplings
Reply By: Bob Y. - Qld - Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 at 21:14
Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 at 21:14
John,
When I worked on a couple of stations in the
Kimberley over 40 years ago, all the Landcruisers, and a couple of Jeeps, had pintle hooks. Can recall one of the Jeep trailers being there too.
Noisy alright, except on bitumen occasionally, on a trailing throttle. Silence meant you'd lost the trailer. :-) Probably wasn't all noise, more a constant jarring through the whole vehicle. Pretty strong too, I'd suggest, as they got some rough treatment and I never saw one break.
Bob
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Follow Up By: john m85 - Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 at 09:42
Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 at 09:42
thanks bob I think the jarring would drive me mad
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Follow Up By: 9900Eagle - Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 at 21:36
Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 at 21:36
Love your explanation
Young Bob.
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Follow Up By: Bob Y. - Qld - Saturday, Mar 19, 2016 at 17:54
Saturday, Mar 19, 2016 at 17:54
If you like Jeeps, here's a couple of photos from my previous life,
John.

Catching calves out of a Jeep, Hungry Bore, Newry Station. 1970

Mechanical Horse pulls up a calf. Hungry bore, Newry station. 1970
Bob
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Reply By: 671 - Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 at 21:33
Wednesday, Mar 16, 2016 at 21:33
I have been using a Trigg Brothers from
Adelaide coupling for years with a Toyota "Forestry" tow bar that came standard with a pintle hook. There has been no problems with noise. I have used it on dirt roads and I can't remember hearing anything. The O ring is much larger than the hook which makes connecting the trailer as easy as can be but there is very little clearance between the two when you close the top of the hook and lock it.
I don't know about them being stronger than any other type of coupling. All couplings come with ratings and they will not break if you don't exceed them. My hook has a 3500 kg rating and the O ring coupling 2000kg.
If you do use one then don't use a swivel O ring coupling without the anti binding plate between it and the draw bar. This restricts the amount it can swivel. The plate is a standard Trigg part that you can see on their web site. Without the plate the O ring can slide around into a vertical position if you get the car and trailer on a sharp angle. If it can not slide back freely it will snap off.
All the military vehicles that I drove did not have swiveling O rings so this was not a problem. Trigg make a small non swiveling O ring with three mounting bolt holes.
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Follow Up By: john m85 - Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 at 09:50
Thursday, Mar 17, 2016 at 09:50
thanks for the information I will look into trig brothers
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